I dunno about that...
Posted on 01/12/2016 7:25:22 AM PST by Rockitz
I know the odds. Each play has a 1 in 292,201,338 to win the big prize and 1 in 24.87 to win any prize. They said last time 3/4 of the combinations had been purchased so the odds were in favor of someone winning but it didn’t happen. The odds for the jackpot are somewhat close to about the population of the US. I suspect this time a winning ticket will happen but if not things might climb to 2 billion for this Saturday. I cannot participate at the moment since I am in Canada. There are services that will get you tickets for a price though. I have not considered going that route. One can also fantasize without getting a ticket too. I always pay my taxes btw. :) As to my saying we are all winners in an incredible lottery I found this online...quite amazing actually. The odds are so huge they are beyond comprehension.
http://members.shaw.ca/tfrisen/chances_of_you_existing.htm
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
1. Hire a tax attorney.
2. Take the lump sum.
3. Take that European vacation you always dreamed about.
4. Get blown up by a muslim in Germany.
Moral: Eat desert first, life is uncertain. ;-)
It would suck if Mark Cuban won.
ping
It would take me a long time to blow 600 million bucks in one spot.
I dunno about that...
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